Councillors have approved plans to appoint a cuts manager whose brief will be to help find £20m in savings between now and 2023.

Gwynedd Council’s cabinet approved the £104,747 package to fund a project manager over a two year period as an “invest to save” measure.

According to the authority, they will be tasked with trying to find savings of up to £20m as part of the 2018-2023 Gwynedd Council plan.

Cabinet member, councillor Nia Jeffreys, said: “It’s vital that we squeeze every last penny of efficiency savings that we can by being innovative while providing the best possible services for the people of Gwynedd.

“This is a fine example of a one off cost in order to achieve permanent savings.”